Walk to Tuk: An innovative physical activity program for Northwest Territories residents

• Main Authors: Brooks-Cleator, Lauren A., Giles, Audrey R., Tremblay, Sheena
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: World Leisure Centre of Excellence in Sustainability and Innovation at Vancouver Island University 2015
• Subjects: Rural conditions; Exercise > Northwest Territories; Outdoor recreation > Northwest Territories; Recreation > Northwest Territories > Case studies; Northwest Territories Recreation and Parks Association (NWTRPA); Walk to Tuk (N.W.T.); Arctic; Northwest Territories; Mackenzie River; Canada; Tuktoyaktuk; Fort Providence; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.25316/IR-11609; https://viurrspace.ca/handle/10613/19394

Residents in rural and remote communities face barriers to physical activity that are related to climate, lack of facilities and infrastructure, lack of transportation, and lack of safe and public spaces. Consequently, 42.5% of people in the NWT still report being inactive during their leisure time....